Silicon has a high theoretical specific capacity and is considered to be a promising lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode material. However

silicon-based materials usually suffer from large volume change during the charge and discharge process

leading to pulverization and breakage of electrode and rapid capacity loss

hindering the wide commercialization of silicon for lithium-ion batteries. Electrode binder plays a crucial role in determining the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries. The application of silicon-based materials as the anode has raised new requirements for the binders in their structure and performance design besides the basic requirements as the electrode binder. An appropriate design of binder for silicon-based anode plays an important role in achieving a stable electrode structure and good cycling performance. This article reviews the research progress of binders for silicon-based anode in recent years

summarizes the performance characteristics and application of crosslinked polymeric binders

conductive polymeric binders and self-healing polymeric binders etc. in silicon-based anodes and tries to give suggestions in the future design of binder for silicon-based anode.